Shirt-waist holder and skirt-supporter.



N 82&577. PATBNTED AUG.14,19oa

JP.SHERMAN.

SHIRT WAIST HOLDER AND SKIRT SUPPORTER. APPLIUATION FILED PEB. 5. 1904.

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SHIRT-WAIST HOLDER AND SKIRT-SUPPORTER.

Ap'piimaon nea February 5, 1904. serai No.

To a/ZZ wwnt it may concern;

Be it known that l, JOSEPH P. SHERMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirt-Waist Holders andSkirt-Supporters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a shirt-waist holder and skirt-supporter, andit consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully set forth, and pointed out tion of a portion of the particularlyin the claim.

The object of the invention is to provide Simple and efficient means forholding the` shirt-waist down at the back, so as to prevent it fromcreeping from under the belt or skirtband, and at the same time providefor supporting the skirt so as to prevent it from sagging and maintainthe skirt-band always in alinement with the belt, the arrangement beingsuch as to enable the attaching and supporting device to be quickly andreadily applied and easily removed, said device being of such form as toobviate cumbersomeness and assist in relieving the hips from the weightof the skirts and causing said weight to be borne by the shoulders. Theabove object is attained by the structure illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary view inelevaback of a shirt-Waist, loop attached thereto and showing he fabricthe tongue of the metal strap through said loop, a portion of said strapbeing broken away, showing the waist-tape which carries saidsupporting-plate, the-ends of which are also broken away. ig. 2 is avertical section as on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary viewin perspective of the subjectmatter of Fig. 1, showing the position ofarts when disengaging the tongue of the metal supporting-Strap from theloop attached to the shirt-waist. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view inperspective, showing a section of the waist-tape passing through a loopat one end of the metal supporting-strap and Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1906.

a portion of the waistband of the skirt lying contiguous to said strap,the hook of the skirt engaging the upper edge thereof. Fig. 5 is a planview of the metal strap carried by the waist-tape which` retains theshirt-waist in positionand supports the skirt at the back.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates a strap made,preferably, of thin metal, so as to render it flexible, and of suchlength as to meet the purpose required, having the enlarged end portions2, from which is struck a loop 3, through which may be passed or strungthe waist-tape 4, adapted to embrace the waist of the wearer an providedwith a suitable buckle, (not shown,) whereby it may be secured inposition to properly support the strap As the tape 4 is drawn around thewaist the metal strap 1, because of its made to conform thereto. Formedintegral with and extending from the under edge of the strap 1 is atongue 5. Sewed or otherwise attached to the back of the shirt-waist 6at the waist-line is a loop 7, through which the tongue 5 is adapted topass, whereby the shirt-waist is held from slipping up at the back. Theloop 7, which is engaged by the tongue 5, extends downwardly between themetal strap and the tape 4, so that said tape lies under said loop andwhen drawn taut will prevent the metal supporting-strap from slippingupwardly on the waist, owing to the engagement of the ends of the loop 7with the upper margin of said tape. p

ln order to -disengage the tongue from the loop 7, so as to allow thesupporter to be removed, it is necessary to slacken the tape 4, so as toallow the strap 1 to be raised, as shown in Fig. 3, when the tongue 5may be slipped from said loop and the device removed.

To support the skirt 8 at the rear, so as to prevent it from sagging,there are attached to the inner face of the band 9 of the skirt the overthe back of the shirt-waist and draw the IOO Waist-tape 4 taut, When themetal supportj ing-strap l Will be securely retained in place, enablingthe hooks of the skirt-band to be engaged thereon, as described. Whenthe evice is properly in position, it Will be seen that a separationbetween the shirt-waist at rear and the skirt-band is impossible Whilethe hooks l0 of the skirt-b the supporting-strap l prevent the skirtbandfrom drooping suiiiciently to expose said strap, and when the usual beltis placed arotmd the Waist no part of the attaching and supportingdevice is visible.

The thinness and flexibility of the metal supporting-strap causes it tolie closely to the waist-line, conforming to the contour thereof andobviating the presence of any unusual bulk calculated to distend thebelt in an un sightly manner. j

Having what I claim combination thus fully set forth my invention hooksupon said band.

In testimon tion in the pr Witnesses JOSEPH.

HOWLETT.

y whereof l sign this specifica- Witnesses.

P. SHERMAN.

